Match report
Como thrash Genoa 4-1 to go top of Serie A
Como climbed to the top of Serie A with a 4-1 victory away at Genoa, a result that leaves D. De Rossi's side rooted in 19th place without a point after three matches. The visitors scored four times inside the opening 40 minutes at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris to settle the contest well before half-time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Genoa made the brighter start and led through Milutin Osmajić, who converted a chance created by Lorenzo Colombo in the 19th minute. Como responded almost immediately, with Martin Baturina levelling six minutes later after being teed up by Álex Valle. Assane Diao then put the visitors ahead in the 30th minute, and Nicolás Paz, assisted by Yan Couto, extended the lead to 3-1 shortly before the interval.
The second half brought little respite for the hosts as Diao added his second of the afternoon in the 78th minute, this time set up by Moise Kean, to make it 4-1. Como dominated proceedings from start to finish despite having just 38 per cent of possession, out-shooting Genoa 20 to 11 and landing nine efforts on target compared with the home side's two.
Assane Diao scored twice, either side of half-time, and finished with a rating of 9.5 to headline Como's rout.
Como managed nine shots on target to Genoa's two, a striking measure of their attacking efficiency despite having less of the ball.
Como won 4–1 away against Genoa (half-time 1–3).
Genoa met Como in the Serie A (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Friday, 4 September 2026, 18:45 UTC at Luigi Ferraris. Referee: Marco Guida.
Key moments
- 19' Goal: Milutin Osmajić (assist: Lorenzo Colombo) — 1–0 · Watch Milutin Osmajić's goal video (19')
- 25' Goal: Martin Baturina (assist: Álex Valle) — 1–1 · Watch Martin Baturina's goal video (25')
- 30' Goal: Assane Diao — 1–2 · Watch Assane Diao's goal video (30')
- 40' Goal: Nicolás Paz (assist: Yan Couto) — 1–3 · Watch Nicolás Paz's goal video (40')
- 78' Goal: Assane Diao (assist: Moise Kean) — 1–4 · Watch Assane Diao's goal video (78')
Starting line-ups
Genoa (3-4-1-2)
Como (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Genoa 20%, the draw 27%, Como 53%. It finished Genoa 1–4 Como.
Como's rating gap, but the draw is in play — Como are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade plus a weak Serie A home advantage on top give Como the lean. The draw at 27% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Como at 53%?
Como sit 257 points higher on our strength rating — 1681 to 1938. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 51.9% of 6,064 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Genoa's column. Across 10,893 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. Serie A home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to the other outcomes. Serie A homes won 43.3% of 6,101 games vs 44.9% across all 99,703 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 24–23–53.
Why only 53%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 53% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 27% and Genoa at 20%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Genoa win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 23.0%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,727. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Como average 8 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 257 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Last 6 between them: Genoa 0 wins, 4 draws, Como 2 wins. Most recently Genoa 0–2 Como, 4 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5611 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Genoa vs Como final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Serie A fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Milutin Osmajić's goal against Como (19').
- Watch Martin Baturina's goal against Genoa (25').
- Watch Assane Diao's goal against Genoa (30').
- Watch Nicolás Paz's goal against Genoa (40').
- Watch Assane Diao's goal against Genoa (78').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Genoa 1–4 Como. Explore more on the Genoa and Como team pages or the Serie A page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Genoa vs Como?
Como won 4–1 away against Genoa (half-time 1–3).
›Who scored in Genoa vs Como?
Milutin Osmajić (19') for Genoa; Martin Baturina (25') for Como; Assane Diao (30') for Como; Nicolás Paz (40') for Como; Assane Diao (78') for Como.
›Where can I watch Genoa vs Como highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Genoa 1–4 Como are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Genoa and Como?
Genoa and Como have met 6 times — 0 wins for Genoa, 2 wins for Como and 4 draws.